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My 11 year old son has type 1 diabetes and has had it for 3 years; he is not doing well at it at all. His numbers are always high. Is there anything we can do? Can he get a transplant or is there something else we can do to keep him from having medical problems in the future?

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Is it healthy for have a nine year old with diabetes to have her levels jump very high then very low due to lack of proper supervision?

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My boyfriend’s daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes right after she was born. Will she have more health problems than other children due to being born with it?

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Our 16 year old Type 1 diabetic son has high blood sugars every morning (10.2 -20.0). We check him at night and he is usually high as well (8.0 – 10.0). He takes N (long) insulin and R (intermediate) insulin at bedtime. What can we do to lower the A.M. high blood sugars?

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My daughter is 7. Her levels are constantly high. My ex-wife continuously overmedicates her to compensate! For example it was 522, so she gave her 3 times the prescribed dose of insulin and it dropped to 83 in less than two hours! What are the immediate dangers that she could face?

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A Bedouin boy in an area not connected to a main electric power supply lines is looking for a device to store his insulin. The area is very warm. Can you please recommend a source of supply for such small cooling devices?

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Last week my 12 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1. He is hospitalized to control his glucose levels and to understand how to manage his condition. I feel like I need to learn more about diabetes. Is there a place for a more extensive training in diabetes Type 1 in the US?

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My 14 year old son was diagnosed one year ago with diabetes. He has been on insulin only as needed since two weeks after he was diagnosed. Lately, in the morning, his sugar is in the 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] range. He takes 2 units of Regular and, by midafternoon, even with a snack, he is hypo. What could be causing his blood sugar to go up in the middle of the night?

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In the month I have been on insulin, I have had only five readings under 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L]. The diabetes nurse at the clinic suggested I throw the bottle of insulin our and start another one which I did last night, but still no change. My diet has not changed, and my exercise has doubled at least. Is this a unusual situation? Can you give me any clues regarding this situation?

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I have noticed that during my monthly period my fasting blood glucose level does go up. Does fasting glucose levels rise during a woman’ s monthly period?

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